Recognised as Colour
#DB53AF
- #DB53AF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#DB53AF is a magenta with RGB values 219, 83, 175 and HSL 319°, 65%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#DB53AF#DB53AF
HEX#DB53AF
RGBrgb(219, 83, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.3255, 0.6863
RGB percentages85.9%, 32.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(319.4, 65.4%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.4, 62.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 62.1%, 20.1%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,373,807
CSS custom property--colour: #DB53AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#24AC50
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#53DB7F
Analogous#C353DB, #DB536B
Triadic#AFDB53, #53AFDB
Split complementary#6BDB53, #53DBC3
Tetradic#DBC353, #53DB7F, #536BDB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G83
B175
Red219 (85.9%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue319.41°
Saturation (HSL)65.38%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G 53 · B AF
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